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SDGs in the UK

Winchester - 12th April

Belfast - 8th May

Derby - 5th June

Leeds - 21st June

London - 28th June

Cardiff - 5th July

Coming in the autumn:

Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle

“I propose that you, the business leaders … and we, the United Nations, initiate a global compact of shared values and principles, which will give a human face to the global market.”

H.E. Kofi Annan H.E. Ban Ki-moon

Introducing the UN Global Compact

H.E António Guterres

Human Rights

Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and

Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Labour

Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;

Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;

Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and

Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Environment

Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;

Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and

Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Anti-Corruption

Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

UN GLOBAL COMPACTTEN PRINCIPLES

UN GLOBAL COMPACT TODAY

12,900+ Signatories9,600+ Businesses

160+ Countries70+ Local Networks

The world's largest corporate sustainability initiative.

Mobilising a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create the world we want.

Today’s Programme:1. Welcome2. What are the SDGs?3. Why should business care about them?4. Panel discussion: How is business contributing in NI?

What are the SDGs?

"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

The Brundtland Report, 1987

Millennium Development Goals

Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

2.1 End hunger and ensure access to food for all2.2 End all forms of malnutrition 2.3 Double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers2.4 Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices2.5 Maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, plants and animals2.a Increase investment in rural infrastructure, agricultural research, technology and gene banks2.b Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets including eliminating export subsidies2.c Ensure proper functioning of food commodity market and access to information to limit extreme food price volatility

SDG Performance Indicators

• There are 232 official SDG indicators;

• Indicators are classified into 3 tiers:• Tier 1: clear & established methodology, data regularly

produced by at least 50% of countries;• Tier 2: clear & established methodology, but data are

not regularly produced;• Tier 3: no established methodology.

Tracking progress in the UK

• The ONS has developed a national reporting platform to track progress on the SDGs in the UK: https://sustainabledevelopment-uk.github.io/

• 44% of SDGs’ global indicators are currently reported on.

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Why care about the SDGs?

Global v UK engagement levels

• Better educated and more productive workforce

• Economic and political stability

• More fair and just societies

• Climate resilience

• And more…

GOOD FOR BUSINESS

• Helps business be more attractive for investors

• Access to and management of the supply chain

• Improves access to public procurement and public investment

• Improves competitiveness in hiring best human capital

• Social license to operate, public opinion, consumers

CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES

… AND DRIVERS OF NEW MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES

New markets• Trillions of dollars will be invested• New needs will arise • SDGs are open to local context and innovation

New purpose• It has never been more clear that business can be a force for good,

and still achieve financial success

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Goal 10: Reduce Inequalities.

DOT VOTINGFinding positions of strength

PwC has found that globally business and citizens’ priorities are misaligned

… and also in the UK

KEY QUESTIONS:

RULES:

• Stick your votes (dot stickers) on the posters of your choice.

What Goals should the public sector prioritise in Northern Ireland? (white dots)

What goals should the private sector prioritise in Northern Ireland? (black dots)

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Sustainable development offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social

justice, and exercise environmental governance at the same time. Policy to date includes:

Northern Irela nd Policy Context

• Sustainable Development Strategy

‘Everyone’s Involved’ (2010)

• SD Statutory Duty for Public

Authorities(2007)

• Draft Programme for Government

(2016-21)

• Local Government Act (2014)

• Strategic Energy Framework

• NI CC Adaptation Programme (2019-24)

Making Global Goals Local Business


We inspire, influence a nd inform business, government a nd civil society to help

a ccelera te the shift towa rds a susta ina ble future


Think Globa l, Act Loca l

- Social Value Toolkit

- Sustainability Assessment

- EU Funding Ideas Lab

- SD Champions

- SD Forum

- Community Planning

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Barry Donaghy

Managing Director

ISL Waste Management

MakingWasteWonderful

Reducing and recycling is in the

very DNA of our company

Barry Donaghy

Managing Director



Recycling Partner

→ → 90%Belfast, Northern Ireland Direct Recycling Rate

→

Ikea’s Belfast

model rolled

out globally...

Good for the environment,

good for business

Barry Donaghy

Managing Director


Sustainable Waste Management

practices fit in very easily with

all 17 of the UN Sustainable

Development Goals we are here

to discuss today


Barry Donaghy

Managing Director


If we take responsibility for our

local environment, we will all be

part of the solution for our global

environment


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Alex Shepherd

Technical Controller

[email protected]

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• Established in St George’s Market 2005 by Anne Irwin and Oscar Woolley, selling proper, great-tasting, ethically-sourced tea

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Kerry Melville

Coordinator

The Sustainable Food Cities approach is a tried and tested model for driving positive change which involves the 3 Ps – PARTNERSHIP / POLICY / PLAN

Establishing an effective cross-sector Food Partnership

Getting the right people involved in the right way, its important to establish a cross-sector food partnership that brings together key stakeholders willing to work together for positive change.

Embedding healthy and sustainable food in Policy

Work to put food at the heart of policy. There are opportunities to make healthy and sustainable food the norm in many areas from procurement and health and wellbeing to economic development and urban planning

Developing and delivering a food strategy and Action Plan

Developing a collaborative, ambitious but achievable food strategy and action

plan is vital if you want to create an integrated city-wide programme that

delivers more than the sum of its parts.

The SDG’s and Six SFC Themes

1 – Promoting healthy and sustainable food to the

public (PHA, Making Life Better, FSA, Caloriewise /

BFN / Breastfeeding campaigns)

2 - Tackling food poverty, diet-related ill-health and

access to affordable healthy food (Childhood Obesity

Strategy / Enough is Enough, BFN secured £1.6 million

for Community Shops pilots across NI / Living Wage)

3 - Building community food knowledge, skills,

resources and projects (Cooking Courses, Grow your

own, community gardens, spade to spoon initiatives)

4 - Promoting a vibrant and

diverse sustainable food economy

(Sustainable Food Directory,

Farmers Markets, Box Schemes,

Taste Adventures, Advice) 6 Reducing waste and the

ecological footprint of the food

system (Feed the City, Household

Food waste collection, sustainable

5 Transforming catering and food agriculture, community supported

procurement ( Sustainable Fish agriculture, Campaign, Food in

Schools Policy local food systems)

Hospitals Healthy meal plans)

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SDG Roadshow 2018 Making Global Goals Local Business What’s The Council Doing on SDGs?

It all begins……….with Strategic intent!

Council’s Corporate Plan:

– Corporate Vision: “Ards and North Down will be a place to be proud of which

is more prosperous, vibrant, healthy, sustainable and where people enjoy an

excellent quality of life”.

– Provides a framework for all other Council strategies and plans;

‘operationalising’ our contribution to attainment of SDGs.

Why is the Council’s role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

so important?

– Council is a major employer in the Borough, with around 850 employees

and an annual budget of over £50 million.

– The ‘direct’ social, economic and environmental impact of the Council as a

major employer and service provider is very significant.

– The ‘indirect’ social, economic and environmental impact of the Council in

the Borough is also large – having a wider influence on the

behaviour/impact of its local business and resident communities.

– Ards and North Down Borough Council aims not only to pursue SDGs

itself, but to be an ‘exemplar’ in that regard for the whole Borough.

Examples of Council Delivery on SDGs• Sustainable Waste Resource Management Strategy:

– Leading on comprehensive approach to recycling of household food waste

– In three years, moved from bottom to top end of Council recycling performance (39% in 2014/15 to 53% in 2017/18)

– Reforming trade waste services

• Sustainable Procurement:

– Adopted a policy of removing single use plastics from Council operations, now being incorporated in procurement processes and rules for service delivery.

• Sustainable Business Processes:

– ISO14001 Environmental Management System Accreditation

– Business in the Community Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey – Gold Award in 2017

• Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles:

– Expansion and development of ‘Greenway’ network across the Borough

– Achievement and promotion of Fairtrade Borough status

– Pursue ‘Refill’ Borough status

– Car parking strategy – promoting sustainable transport choices, including expansion of Electric Vehicle charging network

• Empowering Local Communities:

– Recycling Community Investment Fund – repaying landfill tax savings directly back to communities.

– ‘Live Here Love Here’ Borough

– NI Amenity Council ‘Best Kept Awards’

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How can business get involved?

SDG Compass around five steps

www.sdgcompass.org

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/

SDG Matrix

• Developed by UNGC and KPMG.

• Showcase industry-specific examples and ideas for corporate action on the SDGs.

• Good practice principles and initiatives; Certification schemes; Multi-stakeholder partnerships.

• 7 publications:• Financial Services• Food, Beverage, & Consumer Goods• Climate Extract• Healthcare & Life Sciences• Industrial Manufacturing• Transportation• Energy, Natural Resources, Chemicals

SDG Matrices

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/library/3111

• Developed by UNGC, DNV GL, and Sustainia.

• Created on the conviction that the SDGs offer a myriad of business opportunities with great value to companies, society and the environment.

• Provides examples of cutting-edge innovation and new markets.

• Aims to help business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors connect with new partners, projects and markets to foster more partnerships for the SDGs.

Global Opportunity Explorer

www.globalopportunityexplorer.org

BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGs

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/publications/Blueprint-for-Business-Leadership-on-the-SDGs.pdf

BUSINESS REPORTING ON THE SDGs

This report is a first step towards a uniform mechanism for business to report on their contribution to and impact on the SDGs in an effective and comparable way. It contains a list of existing and established disclosures that businesses can use to report, and identifies relevant gaps, where disclosures are not available. It also lists illustrative actions that businesses can take to make progress towards the SDG targets.

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/publications/GRI_UNGC_SDG_Reporting_An_Analysis_of_Goals_and_Targets_2017.pdf

SDG PIONEER

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/sdgs/sdgpioneers

SDGs in Action App

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